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Ten Ways You Can Begin to Stop Rape Today

      1. Donate your time as a volunteer to your local rape crisis organization.
      2. Donate money to your local, state, and national rape crisis organization.
      3. Recognize that no one asks or deserves to be raped ever.
      4. Know that silence does not equal consent.
      5. Become an ally to the women in your life.
      6. Take responsibility for your own sexuality: don’t let it be defined by your partner, the media or anyone else.
      7. Teach your children, friends, parents and peers about the myths and realities of rape and sexual violence.
      8. Find out what your local K-12 school board’s policy is on sexual l violence prevention and anti-rape education and get involved. If it’s not proactive, change it!
      9. Boycott media formats that glorify, glamorize, or trivialize sexual violence.
      10. Lobby your local, state, and federal legislators for funding for sexual assault victim support programs.

If you have been a victim of a sexual assault, know that there is help out there. Call the Virginia Family Violence & Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-838-8238 to find a Sexual Assault Crisis Center near you.

Adapted from CALCASA